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14 Cards in this Set
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Biological sex |
The physical characteristics that define male & female |
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Gender |
Incorporates more than just physical characteristics, it includes the features that society associates with being male and female |
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Gender Role |
The patterns of behaviors that males and females should adopt |
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Andronized Females |
Girls prenatally exposed to excess androgens causing them to have male characteristics. |
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Social Learning theory |
When children learn masculine or feminine identities, preferences, and behaviors through differential reinforcement and observational learning |
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Differential Reinforcement |
When children are rewarded for sex appropriate behaviors and & punished for behaviors considered more appropriate for the opposite sex |
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Sexuality |
Preference for sexual partners of the same, opposite or both sex |
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Gender typing |
Process of children becoming aware of their gender & acquire motives, values, and behaviors considered appropriate for members of their biological sex |
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Gender Typed Behaviors |
*Gender related clothing |
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Psychological differences between males and females (males ) |
*Better spatial ability |
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Psychological differences between males and females |
*Better verbal abilities |
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What is gender role development according to Kohlberg |
Children must acquire certain understandings about gender before they will be influenced by their social experiences and children engage in self-socialization
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What deters teens from becoming sexually active at a young age |
*Close relationships with their parents *Parent-teen communication about being sexually active *Parental supervision
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What can cause a person to become homosexual |
*Genes *environment *Early cross-sex interests
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